Phil Markowitz (born September 6, 1952 in

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) is a

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pianist and educator.

Discography

As leader

* ''Sno' Peas'' (Ken Music, 1991) * ''In the Woods'' (Passsage, 1996) * ''Taxi Ride'' (Passsage, 1998) * ''Catalysis'' (Sunnyside, 2008) * ''Perpetuity'' (Dot Time, 2014)

As sideman

With

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

* ''Love For Sale: Live At The Rising Sun Celebrity Club'' (Justin Time, 1978) * ''Broken Wing'' (Sonopresse, 1979) * ''Live at Chateauvalion, 1978'' (France's Concert, 1989) * ''Live at Fat Tuesday's'' (Fresh Sound, 1991) * ''Stella by Starlight'' (Bandstand, 1992) With Michael Davis * ''Sidewalk Café'' (Voss, 1989) * ''Midnight Crossing'' (Lipstick, 1994) * ''Absolute Trombone'' (Hip Bone, 1997) * ''Brass Nation'' (Hip Bone, 2000) * ''New Brass'' (Hip Bone, 2002) * ''Trumpets Eleven'' (Hip Bone, 2003) * ''Absolute Trombone II'' (Hip Bone, 2007) With

Dave Liebman David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist, flautist and jazz educator. He is known for his innovative lines and use of atonality. He was a frequent collaborator with pianist Richie Beirach. In June 2010, he received a N ...

* ''Turn It Around'' (Owl, 1992) * ''Looking for the Light'' (CCB, 1992) * ''Miles Away'' (Owl, 1995) * ''Songs for My Daughter'' (Soul Note, 1995) * ''Voyage'' (Evidence, 1996) * ''Return of the Tenor/Standards'' (Double-Time, 1996) * ''John Coltrane's Meditations'' (Arkadia, 1997) * ''New Vista'' (Arkadia, 1997) * ''Liebman Plays Puccini'' (Arkadia, 2001) * ''Manhattan Dialogues'' (Zoho, 2005) With

Bob Mintzer Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Early life Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Inter ...

* ''Spectrum'' (DMP, 1988) * ''Art of the Big Band'' (DMP, 1991) * ''Departure'' (DMP, 1993) * ''Only in New York'' (DMP, 1994) * ''Big Band Trane'' (DMP, 1996) * ''Latin from Manhattan'' (DMP, 1998) * ''Quality Time'' (TVT, 1998) * ''Homage to Count Basie'' (DMP, 2000) * ''Gently'' (DMP, 2002) * ''Live at MCG'' (MCG, 2004) * ''In the Moment'' (Art of Life, 2006) * ''Swing Out'' (MCG, 2007) With others *

Randy Bernsen Randy Bernsen (born July 15, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist. Career Bernsen was born in Needham, Massachusetts and grew up in Florida. He attended high school in Plantation and was active in the clubs of South Florida, starting at age 1 ...

, ''Mo Wasabi'' (Zebra, 1986) *

Nick Brignola Nicholas Thomas "Nick" Brignola (July 17, 1936 – February 8, 2002) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. Biography Brignola was born on July 17, 1936 in Troy, New York. He was born into a musical family in which his father played the tu ...

, '' Poinciana'' (Reservoir, 1998) *

Al Di Meola Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as a guitarist of the group Return to Forever in 1974. Between the 1970s and 1980s, albums such as ' ...

, ''Soaring Through a Dream'' (Manhattan, 1985) *

Jerry Hahn Jerry Hahn (born September 21, 1940, Alma, Nebraska) is an American jazz guitarist. Hahn studied at Wichita State University, then moved to San Francisco in 1962, where he played with John Handy (1964–66). He toured with the 5th Dimension in 1 ...

, ''Time Changes'' (Enja, 1995) *

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...

, ''Mostly Ballads'' (Musicmasters, 1990) *

Jaroslav Jakubovič Jaroslav Jakubovič (born 1948) is a Czech-born Israeli jazz saxophonist, composer and record producer. Biography Born in Czechoslovakia, Jakubovič emigrated to Israel, via Switzerland in 1968, as a result of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechosl ...

, ''Coincidence'' (VMM, 2009) *

Vic Juris Victor Edward Jurusz Jr. (September 26, 1953 – December 31, 2019), known professionally as Vic Juris, was an American jazz guitarist. Music career Juris was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, but he moved with his family to Parsippany early i ...

, ''Night Tripper'' (SteepleChase, 1995) * Vic Juris, ''Pastels'' (SteepleChase, 1996) *

Mel Lewis Melvin Sokoloff (May 10, 1929 – February 2, 1990), known professionally as Mel Lewis, was an American jazz drummer, session musician, professor, and author. He received fourteen Grammy Award nominations. Biography Early years Lewis was ...

, ''Live in Israel'' * Susan Osborn, ''Signature'' (Lifeline, 1983) *

Marvin Stamm Marvin Louis Stamm (born May 23, 1939) is an American jazz trumpeter. Career Stamm was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Stamm began on trumpet at age twelve. He attended North Texas State University, where he was a member of the One O ...

, ''Bop Boy'' (Musicmasters, 1991) *

Jeff Tyzik Jeff Tyzik (born August 1, 1951) is an American conductor, arranger, and trumpeter. He has recorded jazz albums as a soloist and arranged pop and jazz music for orchestras. Early life and education Tyzik, born in Hyde Park, New York, started pl ...

, ''Jammin in Manhattan'' (Polydor, 1984) *

Jack Wilkins Jack Rivers Lewis (born June 4, 1944), known professionally as Jack Wilkins, is a jazz guitarist. Career A native of New York City, Wilkins grew up listening to his parents' music, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Billie Holiday. He ...

, ''You Can't Live Without It'' (Chiaroscuro, 1977) * Jack Wilkins, ''Merge'' (Chiaroscuro, 1977) *

Paul Winter Paul Winter (born August 31, 1939) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He is a pioneer of world music and earth music, which interweaves the voices of the wild with instrumental voices from classical, jazz and world music. The ...

, ''Missa Gaia/Earth Mass'' (Living Music, 1982)

References

Leonard Feather Leonard Geoffrey Feather (13 September 1914 – 22 September 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer, who was best known for his music journalism and other writing. Biography Feather was born in London, England, into an u ...

Ira Gitler Ira Gitler (December 18, 1928 – February 23, 2019) was an American jazz historian and journalist. The co-author of ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'' with Leonard Feather—the most recent edition appeared in 1999—he wrote hundreds of ...

: ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. Oxford University Press, Oxford usw. 1999;

External links

Official site
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